counterargues
Offers opposing points
Counterargues means to argue against a position or claim, offering opposing reasons or evidence.
The word implies a back-and-forth: someone has made an argument, and now another responds with a contrary one.
She counterargues that the data doesn't support his conclusion.
He counterargues every point I make.
Formal response disputing claims
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- rebutDisprove by argument
- opposeAct against something
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
refutation · rejoinder · objection · dissent · proposition · affirmative · negative · resolution
Prove something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
- rebutDisprove by argument
- challengeTest of ability
- debunkExpose as false
invalidate · negate · discredit · undermine · repudiate · confute · dispute · contest
Art of persuasive language
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- appealFormal review request
ethos · pathos · logos · convince · sway · influence · credibility · compelling
rebuttal
Formal response disputing claims
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- rebutDisprove by argument
- opposeAct against something
contention · refutation · rejoinder · objection · dissent · proposition · affirmative · negative · resolution · rounds
disprove
Prove something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
- rebutDisprove by argument
- challengeTest of ability
debunk · invalidate · negate · discredit · undermine · repudiate · confute · dispute · contest · deny
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- logicScience of valid reasoning
appeal · ethos · pathos · logos · convince · sway · influence · credibility · compelling · assertive
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